Part of being a musician is taking auditions and playing live before audiences. It is perfectly normal to be nervous about any performanc...

A musician in the Sudbury Valley New Horizons Music of Massachusetts has requested that I discuss breaking in a new box of reeds. If you ...

One part of auditions for district and state ensembles as well as professional orchestras and concert bands is sight-reading. Sight-readi...

This week l would like to offer some tips for the saxophone player who wants to double on clarinet. The good news here is that the finger...

November is a big month for high school band and orchestra students in the United States. In Massachusetts, we are organized into distric...

This week's post is directed at clarinet teachers. I cannot stress how important it is to play with and for your students. For the pre-co...

I am pleased to announce the publication of my new website and blog. I decided that I might have something to say in regards to playing t...